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The Power Five => Big Ten => Topic started by: OrangeAfroMan on June 13, 2018, 10:41:47 PM

Title: Best #3
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 13, 2018, 10:41:47 PM
Please solely take each player's college play into account.  Results visible after you vote.
Title: Re: Best #3
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 14, 2018, 10:36:36 AM
Fight On!
Title: Re: Best #3
Post by: ALA2262 on June 17, 2018, 12:01:38 AM
Other- Calvin Ridley
Title: Re: Best #3
Post by: Benthere2 on June 23, 2018, 05:28:53 PM
Please solely take each player's college play into account.  Results visible after you vote.
obviously many of you on the board are young and  dont know the history of college football but if you put a list like this together and ask who the best Number 3 ever in College without having this guy on the list 
Bronko Nagurski
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9f/Bronko_Nagurski.jpg/230px-Bronko_Nagurski.jpg) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bronko_Nagurski.jpg)
At the University of Minnesota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team) in 1929 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football_team)
[th]No. 3[/th]
[th]Position:[/th]
Fullback (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullback_(American_football))
[th]Personal information[/th]
[th]Born:[/th]
November 3, 1908
Rainy River, Ontario (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainy_River,_Ontario)
[th]Died:[/th]
January 7, 1990 (aged 81)
International Falls, Minnesota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Falls,_Minnesota)
[th]Height:[/th]
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
[th]Weight:[/th]
226 lb (103 kg)
[th]Career information[/th]
[th]High school:[/th]
Bemidji (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemidji_High_School)
(Bemidji, Minnesota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bemidji,_Minnesota))
[th]College:[/th]
Minnesota (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football)
[th]Career history[/th]
  • Chicago Bears (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears) (1930 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_NFL_season)–1937 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1937_NFL_season), 1943 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_NFL_season))
[th]Career highlights and awards[/th]
  • 3× NFL champion (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_champion) (1932 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_NFL_Playoff_Game), 1933 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_NFL_Championship_Game), 1943 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_NFL_Championship_Game))
  • 4× First-team All-Pro (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Pro) (1932 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_All-Pro_Team)–1934 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_All-Pro_Team), 1936 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_All-Pro_Team))
  • 3× Second-team All-Pro (1930, 1931, 1937)
  • NFL rushing touchdowns leader (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_season_rushing_touchdowns_leaders) (1932)
  • NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_75th_Anniversary_All-Time_Team)
  • NFL 1930s All-Decade Team (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Football_League_1930s_All-Decade_Team)
  • Chicago Bears No. 3 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Bears#Retired_numbers) retired
  • Consensus All-American (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Football_All-America_Team) (1929 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1929_College_Football_All-America_Team))
  • Minnesota Golden Gophers No. 72 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Golden_Gophers_football) retired
[th]Career NFL statistics[/th]
[th]Rushing yards:[/th]
2,778
[th]Yards per carry:[/th]
4.4
[th]Rushing touchdowns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touchdowns):[/th]
25
Player stats at NFL.com (http://www.nfl.com/players/profile?id=NAG692150)
Pro Football Hall of Fame (http://www.profootballhof.com/players/bronko-nagurski)
College Football Hall of Fame (http://www.footballfoundation.org/Programs/CollegeFootballHallofFame/SearchDetail.aspx?id=20083)
Bronislau "BronkoNagurski 
Title: Re: Best #3
Post by: OrangeAfroMan on June 23, 2018, 07:37:09 PM
Nagurski wore #3 for the Chicago Bears.  This being a college-only vote, he will be included under the number he wore at Minnesota:  72.    

http://www.gophersports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/092310aac.html